How Many People Are Named Penn?
An estimated 1,107 people in the United States have the first name Penn. It is predominantly male (98.1%). The average bearer is 15 years old, and Penn peaked in popularity in 2020 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Penn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Penn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Penn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,107
About 1 in 309,625 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.1% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2020
80 births
Total Registered
1,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Penn
Penn is predominantly male (98.1%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Penn as a male name
Ranked #2,978 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (79 births)
Penn as a female name
Ranked #13,123 in 2020
7 female births in 2020
Peak: 2015 (10 births)
Penn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Penn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 554 babies were registered. While Penn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Penn by Decade
How has Penn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Penn by State
Birth registrations for Penn span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, New Jersey. On average, about 25 Penns were registered per state.
Penn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Penn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Penn
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Penn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Penn?
We estimate approximately 1,107 people named Penn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 309,625 Americans share this first name.
Is Penn a common name?
Penn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Penn most popular?
Penn reached peak popularity in 2020, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Penn is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Penn a male name?
Penn is predominantly male. 98.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Penn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Penn Smith, Penn Johnson, Penn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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